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Mrs. Wagner from Detroit, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High Interest, Diverse Books for 1st Graders!

Help me give my students a classroom library of easy-to-read chapter books with diverse characters on high-interest topics for 1st graders!

  • $389 goal

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My Project

Do you know the feeling of immersing yourself in a great book?! My 1st graders love being read to in class! Our classroom library needs high-interest, diverse books for beginning readers that they can learn to read themselves.

I want my students to fall in love with reading!

We have 19 eager 1st Graders in our class! Some of my students are learning English as a second language, many receive special education services and a few are having their first school classroom experience post-pandemic. All of my students qualify for free or reduced lunch and eat free breakfast in our classroom each morning.

My students are very eager to learn how to read independently and we need easy to read books with diverse characters, so my students can see themselves in these books! We also need books with high interest characters from Marvel, Disney, Star Wars and PJ Masks to draw my students into reading! Students will also be able to check these books out from our classroom to take home and share the joy of reading with family.

Having diverse, engaging books with characters familiar to my students will help engage them in reading. Research shows the best way to become a proficient reader is to read every day! If my students have easy to read books that they WANT to read, they'll read more and become stronger readers! Your donation to my project will help create lifelong readers and learners. Huge thank you for taking the time to read and consider my proposal.

Mrs. Wagner Pasteur Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Wagner

Detroit, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

19 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Parent Packs Complete Set (4 packs)- Level A, Level B, Level C, Level D • Amazon Business $69.95 1 $69.95
Uni the Unicorn Step into Reading Boxed Set: Uni Brings Spring; Uni's First Sleepover; Uni Goes to School; Uni Bakes a Cake; Uni and the Perfect Present • Amazon Business $18.79 1 $18.79
Pete the Cat: Big Reading Adventures: 5 Far-Out Books in 1 Box! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Read with the PJ Masks!: Hero School; Owlette and the Giving Owl; Race to the Moon!; PJ Masks Save the Library!; Super Cat Speed!; Time to Be a Hero • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
World of Reading Avengers Boxed Set: Level 1 (World of Reading, 2) • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90
World of Reading Star Wars Boxed Set: Level 1 (World of Reading, Level 1: Star Wars) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Kick It, Mo! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Stitch-or-Treat! (Disney Stitch) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Teaching Tuk Tuk (Disney Raya and the Last Dragon) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Running Back Can't Always Rush (Sports Illustrated Kids Victory School Superstars) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Mission: Teamwork (Disney/Pixar Lightyear) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.66 1 $5.66
Beach Day! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends Super Hero Hiccups • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
World of Reading Mira, Royal Detective Meet Mira (Level Pre-1 Reader with Stickers) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
World of Reading This is Thor (Level 1): Level 1 • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Wild Reptiles: Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Turtles (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Cat's Not So Groovy Day (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Good Egg and the Talent Show (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty's Travels: Lab Magic (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pizza Party! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Snow Day! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
DK Readers L0: Big Trucks (DK Readers Pre-Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Minions: The Rise of Gru: The Sky Is the Limit: Level 2 • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat and the Lemonade Stand (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Run, Mo, Run! (Mo Jackson) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Soccer Time! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Friends Are Forever (Disney/Pixar Luca) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
I Want to Be a Doctor (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Crash, Boom, Roar! (Disney/Pixar The Good Dinosaur) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.72 1 $4.72
The Amazing Planet Earth (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Wild Predators (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
World of Reading Super Hero Adventures: Tricky Trouble!: Level Pre-1 • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Boo on the Loose (Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc.) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.77 1 $3.77

Materials cost

$290.14

Vendor shipping charges

$5.37

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.21

Total project goal

$388.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$388.07

1 Donor

-$164.93

Donations toward project cost

-$164.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$194.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$164.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.11

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$0.00

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